Share of global population living in extreme poverty in Ghana 2016-2023
In 2023, less than 0.5 percent of the world population in extreme poverty lived in Ghana, considering the poverty threshold at 1.90 U.S. dollars a day. Within the observed timeframe, the share mainly revolved around 0.5 percent, peaking at 0.6 percent between 2016 and 2018. Overall, the number of people living in extreme poverty in Africa was estimated to reach some 422 million in 2025.
